81062 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 21, 2023 / Notices 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robin Ehlke, Staff Officer, Pacific 

Council; telephone: (503) 820–2410. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

discuss and develop preliminary 

recommendations to inform Pacific 

Council decision making at the March 

and April 2024 Pacific Council meetings 

for the 2024 salmon pre-season 

management process as it relates to 

Klamath River Fall Chinook 

management. Additional discussion on 

Klamath River Dam removal, 

monitoring, hatchery production, etc. 

and workload planning may also occur. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may be 

discussed, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal action during this 

meeting. Action will be restricted to 

those issues specifically listed in this 

document and any issues arising after 

publication of this document that 

require emergency action under section 

305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the intent to take final action to address 

the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: November 16, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25725 Filed 11–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD549] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Alaska Groundfish 

and Halibut Seabird Working Group; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: NMFS Alaska Groundfish and 

Halibut Seabird Working Group will 

meet to discuss seabird-fisheries 

interactions (vessel collisions), 

development of an Alaska coordinated 

strategic plan for reporting and 

monitoring fisheries interactions with 

seabirds listed under the Endangered 

Species Act, and an update on whether 

or not the short-tailed albatross is 

actually two distinct species. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

December 6, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m., and on December 7, 2023, from 9 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Alaska Daylight Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh 

Moffi, 907–586–7072. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Seabird 

Working Group formed as a result of the 

2015 biological opinion on effects of the 

Fishery Management Plans for the Gulf 

of Alaska and Bering Sea/Aleutian 

Islands groundfish fisheries on shorttailed albatross. The working group is 

tasked with reviewing information for 

mitigating effects of the groundfish and 

halibut fisheries on short-tailed 

albatross and other seabirds. The 

workgroup will hold a virtual meeting 

December 6 and 7, 2023. Meeting topics 

include seabird/fisheries interactions 

(vessel collisions), development of an 

Alaska coordinated strategic plan for 

reporting and monitoring fisheries 

interactions with birds listed under the 

Endangered Species Act, and update on 

the short-tailed albatross population. 

For participation information and 

meeting agenda, please contact Josh 

Moffi (joshua.moffi@noaa.gov). 

NMFS will keep the North Pacific 

Fisheries Management Council 

(Council) apprised of the working 

group’s activities and any resulting 

recommendations for methods to reduce 

seabird bycatch. Any changes to seabird 

avoidance regulations are expected to 

follow the standard Council process. 

Special Accommodations 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Josh Moffi, 907– 

586–7072, at least 5 working days prior 

to the meeting date. 

Dated: November 16, 2023. 

Kelly Denit, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25695 Filed 11–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Sanctuary System Business Advisory 

Council: Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

meeting of the Sanctuary System 

Business Advisory Council (council). 

The meeting is open to the public, and 

an opportunity for oral and written 

comments will be provided. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 from 12 

p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), and 

an opportunity for public comment will 

be provided around 1:15 p.m. ET. Both 

times and agenda topics are subject to 

change. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually using Google Meet. To 

participate, please use the weblink 

provided below. If you are unable to 

participate online, you can also connect 

to the public meeting using the phone 

number provided. 

• Weblink: meet.google.com/eqwwnkm-dab 

• Phone: +1 347–486–7095 PIN: 606 

316 454# 

To provide an oral public comment 

during the virtual meeting, please sign 

up prior to or during the meeting by 

contacting Sage Riddick by phone (240– 

560–3365) or email (sage.riddick@

noaa.gov). To provide written public 

comment, please send the comment to 

Sage Riddick prior to or during the 

meeting via email (sage.riddick@

noaa.gov). Please note, the meeting will 

not be recorded. However, public 

comments, including any associated 

names, will be captured in the minutes 

of the meeting, will be maintained by 

the Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS) as part of its 

administrative record, and may be 

subject to release pursuant to the 

Freedom of Information Act. The 

entirety of the comment, including the 

name of the commenter, email address, 

attachments, and other supporting 

materials, will be publicly accessible. 

Sensitive personally identifiable 

information, such as account numbers 

and Social Security numbers, should 

not be included with the comment. By 

signing up to provide a public comment, 

you agree that these communications, 


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